Fabric Flower Tutorial #6 -The Burnt Edges Circle Flower

Nest each circle within each other, starting with the largest, and topping it off with the smallest. *Note: I ended up using only 5 of the 7.

With matching thread, make a knot coming from the bottom, and make a few small whip stitches in the center of your fabric flower to secure it all.

Add some pretty beads or buttons to add that some bling bling to your awesome burnt edges circle flower!

These two I made by the same method. I one from tulle looks ghostly, like a snake shedding it’s skin. It’s like a shell of a flower. No likey. I have seen them look really cute though, but I think they were made from netting instead of tulle.

Yes! It must be synthetic for the fabric to melt and shrink slightly (like plastic!, which looks best with this type of flower. Lining fabrics, because they’re so light, work really well. But experiment! So far I haven’t liked the result with thicker fabrics so basically just stick to really light synthetic/synthetic blend fabrics.

Great tutorial! I like to work with fabric & ribbons/buttons, on my cards, so i might try your flowers (i see other tutorials too!) after Christmas. Thanks again, for the great tutorials!! I’m subscribing your blog!

I’ve never tried it with just cotton, but I suspect it’s not burning right because there’s no plastic in the fabric. Synthetic fibers are best with this flower because when melted it shrinks like a petal.

There could be a couple of reasons. First if all, the fabric that I used was lining fabric, which is very thin and very synthetic. You really have to use a synthetic fabric for the edges to curl well (its the plastic inside!) That being said, sometimes some fabrics just curl better than others. Secondly, there is a point where any fabric will turn brown if burnt too long. If its turning brown right away though and not curling I suspect there’s just not enough synthetic fiber. It wouldn’t have anything to do with your heat source I don’t think. Good luck!

I used a thicker pink satin ribbon to make one for my cousins garter. I LIGHTLY ran the flame on the underside of the circles to get a petal-y look since the thicker fabric doesn’t curl up as much as linings. It looks like a beautiful antique-y rose! Thanks for the inspiration and tutorial!

thanks for a great tutorial! i made a lovely flower out of cotton/polyester mix fabric.. the only thing i found was that it smelt of burnt fabric afterwards.. puttign some rose essential oil on it masked most of the smell though, and gave me an idea to make more smelly flowers!

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